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Hello my name is Aaron and I am going to talk to you about the American Snout Butterfly. This butterfly has a strange long snout and comes in many colors although gray is it's favorite it is a very common butterfly and it eats the nector from flowers. Well i think that is all we have time for. See you later I am a butterfly with a long snout. I am part of the butterfly family called Nymphalidae. As a catepillar, I appear to
have a hunchback with a small head. As a catepillar, I also had swollen sections. Where do I live?
I am found in both North and South America in forest clearings and edges. I also attract attention in Texas and Mexican Newspapers because there are so many of me.
What do I eat?
Like any other butterfly I eat nectar from different types of flowers. I use my feet to taste, before I eat and I help flowers reproduce as well. I bring something called pollen from other flowers and I go form flower to flower mixing up the pollen as I go.
How do I look?
I have a long snout w
 ith the body of a typical butterfly and my wings come in many colors but I prefer gray. I am often confused for a dead leaf because my colors are so dull. I can also have spots. I also have orange on my wings. How do I reproduce?
I sit on branches and try to look like dead leaves.I look around near by plants to seek females. Eggs are laid in small groups on leaves of the host tree; caterpillars eat young leaves.
Fun Fact?
I am known to live on road sides as well. I am also a very common butterfly. To hide from enemies, I can camouflage myself.
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References
You can find me at: http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Libytheana-carinenta, at Butterflies and Moths.com you can learn about me and about members of my family. I can also be found at your local library. You can also ask your parents about me or your teacher and maybe you can find me in your backyard.
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